10254 Winter Train

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I love this set, but even before it came out I wanted to add some custom wagons to it to make it longer. Finally my Bricklink orders have come in (apart from glass for the windows, whoops!), and my train is ready for Christmas!

I've added five new carriages - a Hot Cocoa Tanker, a Passenger Car, a Present Wagon, a Reindeer Wagon, a Christmas Tree Wagon, and converted the original middle car into a Santa Wagon. The full imgur gallery can be found here - http://imgur.com/a/D135p

Hey guys, thanks for the willingness to purchase the instructions :) The listing is back on eBay now - I had to redo it because it was mistakenly asking an Australian buyer to pay an extra £16 on top of the price!

Hey guys, thanks for the willingness to purchase the instructions :) The listing is back on eBay now - I had to redo it because it was mistakenly asking an Australian buyer to pay an extra £16 on top of the price!

Hey guys, thanks for the willingness to purchase the instructions :) The listing is back on eBay now - I had to redo it because it was mistakenly asking an Australian buyer to pay an extra £16 on top of the price!

This is truly an amazing addition. must have taken a huge amount of hard work.

can i ask approx price of brickinking a passenger carriage?

Not sure if I can guess a cost, but the passenger carriage is 242 pieces, none of which are hard to get (perhaps maybe the white leaves because they're new?). The files on eBay split the wagons up all individually, so you can easily upload just one wagon to Bricklink and leave the rest.

Would it make sense procuring a second train set to build those extra cars, or would that be a waste? :) I have no train-related spare parts, and I don't think I have much else that I would need just lying around...

Hey guys, thanks for the willingness to purchase the instructions :) The listing is back on eBay now - I had to redo it because it was mistakenly asking an Australian buyer to pay an extra £16 on top of the price!

Would it make sense procuring a second train set to build those extra cars, or would that be a waste? :) I have no train-related spare parts, and I don't think I have much else that I would need just lying around...

I'd actually expected to buy a second train set, but once I'd made the model digitally I quickly realised it isn't actually worth it. There are very few pieces that can be reused aside from the caboose (maybe the wheels and couplings too?), so unless you can maybe sell on the other carriages it makes more sense to Bricklink all the parts.

I also bought the instructions- thanks @Mouseketeer! Has anyone converted the xml to bsx yet?

Yep. Pretty easy. Just do a find/replace for MINQTY to QTY in the XML and it will import to BrickStock correctly.

You will want to get those 6 x 16 Red Plates on BrickLink quickly. Last released in 2009 and the inventory of really cheap new ones is rather small (especially if you aren't buying bulk).

I was also pleased with the way the price worked out. It is awesome to get a design that isn't packed full of rare or limited parts. I'm in it for about $60 including shipping for the tree hopper, cocoa car, reindeer car, and some extra reindeer. Full disclosure - I already have train wheels and procured about $20 inventory from my own store.

Quick question. This is my first lego train and after building it I am now thinking of adding power functions to it. The only thing I have is the #88000 (battery box) so I would have to get everything else. Is the #8879 (remote control) absolutely essential? Can I just turn it on and off from the battery box.

Quick question. This is my first lego train and after building it I am now thinking of adding power functions to it. The only thing I have is the #88000 (battery box) so I would have to get everything else. Is the #8879 (remote control) absolutely essential? Can I just turn it on and off from the battery box.

Sorry I am a neophyte in this area.

You can connect the train motor directly to the battery, skipping the IR receiver and remote, then just use the power button on the battery to switch it on and off. The only drawback is that you won't be able to control the speed so it will bomb round the track at full pelt...

I'd actually expected to buy a second train set, but once I'd made the model digitally I quickly realised it isn't actually worth it. There are very few pieces that can be reused aside from the caboose (maybe the wheels and couplings too?), so unless you can maybe sell on the other carriages it makes more sense to Bricklink all the parts.

Alright, thanks for the input! I was indeed thinking couplings, blue roof pieces, etc. Also still want to extend the locomotive to the nice build that was presented a while back in this thread, so I'd need more green parts and more of those red train wheels as well. I'll go buy the instructions and see what I can recover :)

A few people have mentioned having to put rubber bands on the driving wheels to stop them from slipping, when using power functions. Are these Lego rubber bands that are made to be exactly the right size? If so, which ones are they please? Bricklink shows the most recent ones as being made in 2001. If not, do we just have to find any rubber band that seems to fit? --obviously a train newbie but learning as fast as I can!

Flurry of questions incoming: Has anyone who's built Mouseketeer's additional cars used Power Functions? How many cars can the train motor pull? Are any of the parts particularly rare or expensive? Thanks!

Looks amazing by the way! I'm glad they listed the parts for the cars separately. I'll probably be picking up the instructions soon.